Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-18
President
A. Lincoln
Died N this house
ApEil Is. 1863.


Died N this house
April Is. 1865.
s.s..ssss $780, ..-s.s.s......
The kozss is noi oocnpied nos by the |
family, Who Feosivd the wounded PEST
dent from the lheatsF. The children Of |
she present occupant use the room the |
President died 10 a. q play room. A |
good deal OF a IFt has been made 10 e. |
core the house 20 the Governments for
the purpose Of collecting therein Lilo. |
cola relics. Almost any hooF Of the day |
people may be ssen standing IN front OF
She old thoater and looking a. the bis
toFio old house opposite, reading the
sure white tablet and taxing in the
Whole locality With curious aud interest
I'd eyes.
THE aRAvE or MAS. suRRArT.
Strange a. 10 soands. one may ask
doxsn people In Washington, anyhow,
WhsFe Mrs.. surratt vas buried, and be
told they ''have really forgotten" or
'AnevsR kneW." Vague reports have
fitted through the press at times that
her remaina we're lying In the Potter's
Geld or tbst they we're given 30 q medi
cal college. Not half the people In
Washington knoW what disposition vas
made Of them when the old Arsenal
grounds were Femndeled md the bodies
taken away. Finding that the bodie.
Of wifz and Mrs. SuFrAts were inferred
IN hount OIvss. your correspondent
vent out 10 this beautiful home Of she
dead and visited the noted graves. abou,
wbieh there has been 80 much wild
speculation. The sexton met the in
garry for tbe grave Of Mrs. SurFatt
With very significant smile, that he ex
planned a. folloWs; "Ihe curiosity 20
see Der grave would have kept a guide
busy ell the time for the tirst few years
after she was buried here" said be.
1--WE could NOS spend time Z. show pso
pie the grave. 90 we used 10 direct them
~ veil as We could and let them 6ud it
for themselves. There 10 one curious
thine, though. No one Who hiss said
anything about Il ia print has evsf been
able 10 sell the iruta."
"Do the sarrstt family take care Of
the lot OF RFaVtgf
Tho Surratt family" and the man
locked the greatest disgust as be made
the exclamation. "Traly, madam, |
daa't knoS whether you have any sym
pathy for Mrs. suFratt or not, but what
do you think you would do II Il we're
yoar motheFf"
''My mothers remains, air, ! should
Fespsol as far - the Law would allow,
and know Of no Law that would pre-
vORt me In this case"
well, madam, the family OF Mrs.
eaETaa have nevtE visited her grave or
paid the least attention or interest 10 il
You would suppose q daughter would
like to know whefe her mother was
barred"
Taking the main road, the lot con
tanning The remains Of Mre. Surratt
vas reached, lying near and facing the
extreme eastern boundary Of the cem-
eteay. 10 ia the very last rov OF lots on
shat side Of the RFuunda TIE let was
Donated by friend aud Is q large, we'll
laid-ou. lot, containing the Que neg
lecsed grave. The whole lot IA Hot cared
for. and aside from the sprinsiss
grasses and vsreant baud Of nature, is
'let alone"
some time Aso 9 man was erecting a
monument on hts lot aud 40 old dis
caEded stone that vas taken down be
wondered what be should do With.
Finally an idea occurred 10 him 10 "do-
nate u 10 Mts SaFratt" IL vas accord
tnRiy Get ap AZ Der grave a. hsadstoue,
ths original pane vas cus eH and Mrs.
suFratt" Inscribed plainly acrsss ID. 10
ls an old, plain marble slab, about four
feet high and stands In leaning posi-
iton.
TEE KHKFHa or ANDERsoSvrLLE.
The grave Of lse keeper u Anderson
Vile ID siDRls grave In lot nearer 10
the main entrance. The man Who
buried him is still employed At the O. N
eieFy, and - be identined The grave be
CONTEMPORARY kicked enc foot Against
small block OF stCns. lying N tie
a1tumn rubbish, saying That's WirE."
The grave lies close 30 another and ap-
paFsniy rot on q lire with it, bat as IL
Intended 10 Be made bali Way belos tie
hne. small triangular stone, about
four inches vide and little longer on
The face, bears simply the Eudsly cot
name-NiTa The keeper OF tie ADDER
so1vtlle pen moolds assay in = neglected
and despisFd grave.
fHA suRRArT HuuSR
On II street. between sixth and Ssv
enlh, stands the SurraIt house. who're
Mrs. earran and all its inmates w,rr
arrested AZ II e'cloek on the uieh, Of
The i7th Of April. 1865, And taken he.
fore zoe Provost Marshal Ihs h.nse
Was Aepa - . boAFdiur.honSe hy Mr.
earFAti, bnt wss cold after her execa
tten 10 pay her lawyers fees, ReveFay
Johnson defended eF, = everyone
kaovs. TIE SarrAtt family are Irving
In Maryland; she daughter u married
and rtsidea 10 Bsltim0ru.
Curiosity seeks cut the old Arsenal
RFoands. wheFe the four coaspiFators
wese burg, bat HRds nothing ieit Of The
former Associations II also eoes 30
Capitol hii and SEEKS tn old buiIding
Shefe via vas tried and executed, bat
hnds only nev, bright homes radiant
u TIE warm, bright Sunshine fee
years and ali relies and traces Of tos he
oelsioa wili Be no Esore Ia WAShingtou
only such ~ 0ovvrnmsnt eAeosss 10
retain ~ historic relics OF SAF rccorts.
rHz cfr1's BOOM.
Heal estate has tAken = grand tiSs.
May people Of fashion and weaith have
oesa oaying nes bones aad The capital
ssty has taken = nsW claim upoa tie
paFtiAlity 81 p<apls ~ q place % rcsl
dsnoe. Buildings are eoiag &c FApidiy
cot on The heig6ts IN every etrscttoa
streets are bein9 ex 'euaea. ali aaan the
erana rEafAnt plan. And dessiaea 20
make Washington sne OF ths naosi beAa
tiful cities 10 TIE uogid- There Is aai q
hosss for rent "a the city sodAY. A.
eocn a. hoass i xacAted u u &c sd
upon. aud Tee nrss class hossss IN he
ncFt6 western p&rt ~ the city car De
fe1nd vAaaaa naofe than 3 halt . dEy 81
he farthesl
IN noAMoN LassI
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